Sold To The Mafia Heir

lla's

elt across my torso and braced myself, my heart beat in my chest and adrenaline surged through me. The headlights be

d to keep the terror from seeping into m

ay break. He swirled fiercely around another turn, the vehicle straying under the weight of the s

at last, his voice low and tinged

reverberated in my brain reminding me we were under hunt. The awareness rested mos

ur security?" Trying to k

he held the steering wheel. "They received

t thinking twice, betrayal was not something I knew about. This was computed to be

e guys is one? Is someone from the family here? As the automobile behind us t

ore acros

hower of broken glass. Hearing Enzo mutter beneath his breath, my breath seized in

nzo growled, his vo

scrambled lower, trying to make myself as tiny as possible. The sound o

instinct shouted at me to flee. Nowhere was safe. The stakes were larger than I ha

mpty street. As we whirled between buildings, the headlights of the vehicle behind us dis

s voice emerged from the

es flicked to mine for the shortest of a moment-just long enough fo

d, his voice softer now, a f

elt afraid, there was also something more that surprised me. Enzo's presence seemed to anchor me somehow. I tr

ing automobile roared again, louder this time. Enzo's f

lose them," and turne

ugh tight lanes and sharp twists, trying all he could to dislodge th

e the stillness worse. Every instant seemed to be a tickin

adlights emerged in front of us

old on the wheel ti

ely feet apart from the other car. As I watched them-more of Vitale's men emerging from

error crashed over me like a tsuna

strayed to a little alleyway immediately to ou

one yet," he

intended. The automobile jerked forward, snatching into the alley. As the side mirrors slid against the ston

rs were not stopping. Though they would be waiting for

cant when we came out of the alley. I understood, thou

his," I said, my voice shaking

ct immediately. His gaze looked around the

is face changed to r

We're not running

t shift in his voice.

ng on mine with a force that shivered

fore I could register what he intended. We stopped, and Enzo jumped out right o

How could we possibly wrap this up? We were only

a set face and col

led in reinforcements." We are not al

ing the fight. This exceeded a mere territorial conflict in sco

rstand," I said. "Why are they seek

mething like shame before they hardened once more. "It g

he reason I had originally been driven into this marriage. I was simply another it

re than that. This had more to do-something

ss him more. My heart surged into my throat as I went

whisper, "T

ere his me

he far side of the garage as we got out of

tale per

e grinning twistedly. "You thought y

r conflict. But Marco was not by himself. More of his

stuck.

rried about whethe